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Fri, October 18, 2019 | 17:54

Don't go it alone

A quarrel between Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and National Security Office (NSO) deputy director Kim Hyun-chong reveals the discord not only between them, but also between her ministry and the presidential office. This explains why we should not underestimate this problem.

Park Yoon-bae2019-09-19 17:10

Looming demographic woes

The government unveiled its policy to cope with demographic challenges Wednesday, marked by the ultralow birthrate and superfast population aging. At an interagency meeting, the participants discussed four primary tasks - replenishing the working-age population, cushioning the impact of population decline, coping with the rising numbers of elderly people, and managing the exp...

Park Yoon-bae2019-09-19 16:31

Fukushima dumping plan

South Korea has asked the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to conduct an on-site inspection of the now-disabled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and contaminated water from the reactors that went into meltdown.

Na Jeong-ju2019-09-18 16:18

'It will take 300 years before contaminated water is safe to discharge into sea'

African swine fever outbreak

The agriculture ministry Tuesday confirmed the first case of African swine fever (ASF) at a pig farm in Paju, a city near the border with North Korea. ASF is highly contagious and has a fatality rate of nearly 100 percent. Currently, there are neither vaccines nor cures for the disease. This raises concerns about a potential spread of the virus to other parts of the country.

Park Yoon-bae2019-09-18 16:17

Dialogue is good thing

Expectations are high that North Korea and the United States will finally resume their denuclearization dialogue after senior North Korean diplomat Choe Son-hui offered to hold talks in late September, and the U.S. responded to this positively.

Na Jeong-ju2019-09-17 16:17

Attack on Saudi oil facilities

Saudi Arabia, the largest supplier of crude oil to Korea, shut down about half of its production Saturday following a series of drone attacks on two of its key installations. The closure will affect 5.7 million barrels of crude oil production a day, about 5 percent of the world's daily total. It is apparent that international oil prices will rise for the time being.

Park Yoon-bae2019-09-17 16:17

Abe's new Cabinet

Last week's Cabinet reshuffle by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is raising concerns that he is moving Japan further to the right because he appointed his conservative allies as ministers. By filling most of the lineup with hard-liners, Abe is likely to keep or toughen his strong position in the ongoing trade dispute with South Korea.

Park Yoon-bae2019-09-16 17:10

Last mission of 20th Assembly

The last regular session of the 20th National Assembly will open tomorrow amid a mixture of concerns and expectations. During the session, the annual parliamentary inspection of government offices will be conducted and the record 513 trillion won ($433 billion) government budget for next year will be subject to deliberation.

Park Yoon-bae2019-09-16 16:32

Summit in New York

President Moon Jae-in plans to hold talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York City on the sidelines of the 74th General Assembly of the United Nations from Sept. 22 to 26.

Na Jeong-ju2019-09-15 17:36

Improved jobs report

In August, the Korean economy recorded the largest job additions since the Moon Jae-in administration took office in May 2017. According to Statistics Korea, the number of employed people totaled 27.35 million last month, a rise of 452,000 from the same month of 2018. It was the steepest monthly rise since the comparable figure increased by 463,000 in March 2017.

Na Jeong-ju2019-09-15 17:35

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